J N I AGRICULTURAL LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-504.0k | £-502.6k |
| Current assets | £2.6k | £126.4k |
| Cash | £2.6k | £179.4k |
| Debtors | — | £-53.0k |
| Net assets | £-504.0k | £-502.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-04-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-03➕IRONSIDE, Beth appointeddirector
- 2018-11-10➖IRONSIDE, Andrew Neil resigneddirector
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-09-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-08-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs J N I AGRICULTURAL LIMITED
- 2015-07-20➕IRONSIDE, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2015-07-20➕IRONSIDE, Andrew Neil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Jni (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jni (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/09/2016 | 15/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/08/2016 | 01/04/2021 |